“These beautiful plants are part of what makes South Florida so special,” said Elise Bennett, Florida director at the Center. “They only grow here, and protecting the places these rare plants live ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice on azaleas, Meyer lemons, star fruit, St. Augustine lawns, tulips, daffodils and ...

The findings also suggest the need to better control the types of animals and plants imported into South Florida, Searcy added, as well as the importance of implementing stricter protocols for ...

The population has kept growing in many of Florida’s metropolitan areas, including South Florida and Central Florida — putting them in national Top Ten lists, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.